ài

seem; appear; to pant

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
亻 meaning component

  Meaning component

rén

  

person

愛 sound component

  Sound component

ài

  

love

Evolution

僾 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
僾 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
僾 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
僾 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

𫣊 () 

ài

like

 

ài

indistinct; hazy; misty; to seem; to appear